Transcript MP3 Design Project

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Produced By- Dave White. Head of D&T Clevedon School
Introduction
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In this project you will be using Computer Aided Design (CAD) and Computer Aided
Manufacture (CAM) to design and make a new and innovative product.
Throughout the project you will have opportunities to show your Personal Learning and
Thinking Skills (PLTS). There is a symbol showing which of which PLTS are most likely to be
used on each page.
This project also gives you the opportunity to move your National Curriculum Level higher.
Self Assessment overviews for both PLTS and National Curriculum Levels are available
towards the back of this booklet. You can use these to check what you can do to improve
your work.
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Much of the work on this project will be produced using a computer and CAD software…
you can put evidence of your work in this booklet by doing screen captures and printing
extra pages or you could use an electronic version to create a simple e-portfolio
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The Design Brief might be given to you or should be negotiated with your teacher.
Ideas for design projects can be found on the Bits from Bytes wiki
http://wiki.bitsfrombytes.com/index.php/Teaching_Resources
Brief & Specification
• Design Brief
• Design Specification
On this page you should record your Design Brief and Specification. Remember that the Brief is a short statement that sets the task.
The specification says exactly what the finished product must be like and what it will do.
If you are writing the specification as a result of doing your own research you will need to come back and fill in this section later.
On this page you should record evidence of any research and investigation
that you carry out for this project.
You will need to find out about ….“end users” of the product; how the 3D
printers work and how this will influence your designs; Similar existing
products that you could use to base your ideas on.
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enquirers
Research and Investigation
Gather images, material samples, colour swatches, inspiring words and anything
else that helps “set the scene” for your design work.
Sketch or stick items on this page…. Or if you do this by gathering information from
the internet copy and paste items to a blank page and add it to you design booklet.
Independent
enquirers
Creative
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Selfmanagers
Mood Board
Use this space to SKETCH your first ideas and thoughts.
Produce a spider diagram to help structure your thoughts.
You could use the 4x4 and SCAMPER design tools to help you
generate and develop ideas
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Initial Design Ideas
You will of course be using CAD to produce your design. On this page you
should show evidence of your initial CAD work. Use screen shots or printouts
to show your first design ideas produced using CAD
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thinkers
CAD Design
Use this space to show how you design develops. This could include any changes to
the shape and size of the product, improvements to the way it works etc. Use screen
shots or printouts to show any changes that happen throughout the design process.
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thinkers
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CAD Design Development
Check your design against your specification… does it still do what it is supposed to
do? Do you need to modify your design further to make sure it fits your
specification?
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learners
Specification Check
As you will have used CAD to produce your design you should be able to produce an
orthographic drawing of your final design. Copy/Paste, screenshot or print out a
copy of your final design including dimensions. You could also produce a 3D
rendering of your design
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thinkers
Final Design
To prepare your design for printing you will need to convert the CAD file into .STL
format. Produce a screenshot of your .stl file and insert it on this page. You will also
need to produce the g-code that drives the 3D printer, either a screenshot or a
printout of the g-code header should be included on this page
Creative
thinkers
Selfmanagers
Preparation for Printing
If possible produce some photos of you product being printed.
Print out and add in a photograph of your final product… preferably with it being
used by the person it was designed for.
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thinkers
Selfmanagers
3D Printing and the Final Product
Evaluation
Check your design against your brief and specification…. Does it do what you intended? How well does it do it?
Use Cafeque to further help with your evaluation. A graphic way to help visualise the effectiveness of your design is to produce a radar diagram (That’s
where I draw the line). Don’t forget to check with an “end user” for their views on the product.
Don’t forget to say how you could improve your design if you were to do it again
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I can identify questions to answer and problems to resolve
Red Amber Green
I can come up with ideas and explore possibilities
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I can assess myself and others, identifying opportunities
and achievements
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I can plan and carry out research
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I can ask questions to get new ideas
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I can explore problems from different points of view
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I can connect my own and others’ ideas in interesting ways
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I can decide which information is relevant and useful
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I can question what I and others think is true
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I can back up conclusions, using evidence.
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I can try out alternatives or new solutions
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I can set targets and assess whether I have met them
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I can accept feedback and criticism without getting upset
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I can look back at what I’ve learned to help with new
challenges
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I can talk about my learning to teachers and other students
Red Amber Green
Team workers
Self-managers
Effective participators
I can work with others towards common goals
Red Amber Green
I can try new ways of doing things and change when it is
necessary
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I can discuss worries and work out what needs to be done
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I can take on different roles in a group
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I can be fair and consider others’ feelings
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I can take responsibility for myself
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I can be supportive and give feedback to others.
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I can work towards goals and not just give up when things
get difficult
Red Amber Green
I can organise time and resources, and decide what is
important to do first
Red Amber Green
I can ask for the help I need
Red Amber Green
I can suggest simple and straightforward ways to achieve a
task
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I can see way to improve my work as well as other people’s
Red Amber Green
I can sort out arguments and get people to agree on what to
do
Red Amber Green
With thanks to Priory School, Weston-Super-Mare, UK for the PLTS Rag rating table
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Reflective learners
Selfmanagers
Creative thinkers
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Independent enquirers
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Against each of the Personal Learning and Thinking Skills (PLTS) Give yourself a RAG rating (Red – something I need to work
on; Amber – I’m OK at this; Green – Something I’m doing very well). Circle the appropriate words.
It would be a good idea to do this several times throughout the project to see if anything changes.
Independent
enquirers
Self Evaluation with PLTS
National Curriculum Levels
Level 7 Things I need to do to reach this level
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I can seek out relevant information sources to research details of my ideas. and produce a detailed specification
Use this page to check your National Curriculum Level… you can also use it to see what
you need to do to progress.
Your Teacher will also use this page tp indicate the level they think you have achieved
My work shows originality, innovation and creativity, and I can change/modify my ideas in light of research,
knowledge and understanding.
I consider user needs, health and safety and issues of sustainability when making decisions about their products.
Level 4 Things I need to do to reach this level
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I can gather the information I need independently and use it to give me a number of ideas.
I can annotate my design ideas and, where appropriate, model them in order to help development. I
communicate my ideas using a range of skills including the use of CAD.
I can develop ideas for my products, bearing in mind that I must suit the needs of the user, as well as considering
sustainability.
I can order and sequence the manufacture of my product, and use tools and equipment safely with increasing
precision. I can make changes in the light of unforeseen problems.
I can show alternative ideas using sketches, models and/or ICT, and make the best choice,using what I already
know.
I am able to choose from a range of materials and produce products to a high standard of construction, and
finish
I can outline what I am going to make, and how I’m going to make it.
I can evaluate the final product, comparing it with the original specification, and identify possible improvements.
I can select and use the right tools/utensils and equipment, when working with different materials to produce
functional products.
Level 8 Things I need to do to reach this level
I am able to focus keenly in selecting and using appropriate research materials, and in exploring and evaluating
existing products.
I evaluate my work as it develops, making changes where necessary, and stating why.
Level 5 Things I need to do to reach this level
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I can develop an outline of a design specification/recipe using information gathered from a variety of sources.
My work shows originality, innovation and creativity in the designs I produce.
I can cross-reference ideas in my specification to my research.
I can think of a number of imaginative ideas for products considering the users health and safety and sustainability.
I can use high-level communication skills – detailed annotation of development sketches; accurate drawings and
CAD models.
I can research a range of ideas using sketches, models and/or ICT, and make choices between them based on my
knowledge and understanding.
I consider limitations of cost, user preferences, health and safety, and sustainability in my designs and
manufacture.
I can produce drawings with outline dimensions and sequence what I am going to do.
I can sequence manufacture, and can independently select equipment, and materials.
I can select and use appropriate tools and equipment to measure, mark out, cut, and join a range of materials
My products are made with precision and a high standard of manufacture and finish
I can produce products of an acceptable quality, and function.
I use a range of evaluation strategies, including detailed testing against the specification, considering user
response and future developments.
I can evaluate my work as it develops, bearing in my original design.
Level 6 Things I need to do to reach this level
I can identify and use a range of information sources to research my product and develop a specification
I can recognise the need to refine or change my ideas in the light of my research, user needs, health & safety, and
sustainability.
I can produce formal drawings/patterns/recipes with details of manufacture using a range of skills, including the
use of CAD.
I can sequence the manufacture of my product and use tools and equipment accurately. I can deal with problems
along the way.
Choosing from a range of materials, I can produce an appropriate standard of construction and finish
I can evaluate my final product by comparing it with the original specification and suggest improvements.
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Exceptional Performance Things I need to do to reach this level
I can systematically seek out information to help my design thinking. I recognise the needs of a variety of client
groups. I can combine design ideas and concepts from my research to reach creative, innovative and original
design solutions that satisfy conflicting demands, including issues of sustainability.
I can draw on all my knowledge and understanding to reach the best solution. I do this through modelling, and
can communicate to others the key features of my design. I can produce a detailed specification
I can produce and work from plans that show how each stage of making is achieved. I can identify how to make
best use of time and resources available.
I can work to a high degree of precision to make products that are healthy, sustainable, reliable, robust and fully
reflect the requirements of the specification
I can devise my own evaluation procedures and use them to indicate ways of improving my products. I can then
implement any necessary improvements.
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Help and reference
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RapMan and BfB3000 are low cost 3D printers available from Bits from Bytes www.bitsfrombytes.com
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Further assistance can be found on the BfB forum and wiki.
Forum http://www.bitsfrombytes.com/fora/user/index.php
Wiki http://www.bitsfrombytes.com/wiki
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Project ideas for D&T and STEM (and other curriculum areas) can be found on the education area of the BfB wiki http://wiki.bitsfrombytes.com/index.php/Teaching_Resources
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Dave White, Advanced Skills Teacher for North Somerset, UK, has an educational blog for 3D printing http://rapman-education.posterous.com/ examples of student projects, ideas
and news can be found there.
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Other links.
CAD/CAM in Schools http://www.cadinschools.org/
CAD/CAM in schools- 3D printers page http://www.cadinschools.org/page.php?m=158
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CAD/CAM Framework (account required)
This website was created to illustrate how using either 2D and 3D (or a combination of both) software can support students’ designing and making activities in combination with
other methods of modelling ideas. http://www.cadcamcurriculum.org/
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Other associated websites
RepRap
Website for the RepRap project… the open source origins of RapMan http://reprap.org/wiki/Main_Page
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Parts, components and files
Thingiverse A site for sharing 3D printable object files http://www.thingiverse.com/
3D content central Thousands of downloadable parts in various formats (Registration required) http://www.3dcontentcentral.com/parts.aspx
Aim@shape repository Thousands of downloadable parts (Note many different formats you may need software such as “meshlab” to open/convert these files and 7zip to
decompress the.zip .tar or .gz files) http://shapes.aimatshape.net/viewmodels.php
FIRST Cad Library Mainly engineering parts in various formats that can be opened in Creo Elements http://www.firstcadlibrary.com/
Solid Components http://www.solidcomponents.com/
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